Not like a little amazing….like the kind of amazing where you study her photos and think to yourself, why didn’t I stack the plates on a cutting board and add a kind of fuzzy bottle of milk and finish off the scene with sprinkles?

Why?

Well…..today Lisa is going to tell us all about the why and the how and behind the scenes of brilliant photo styling. It’s just like a mini class with beautiful pictures. She’s going to share her top 11 tips for getting photos to look like the one I just posted above.

And one more thing. As you read the tips…you might notice the occasional aside in parenthesis.

At the class they talked about aperture and focal points and the rule of threes and about a million and one other things to take amazing pictures. I don’t really remember much about anything else because I got distracted trying to figure out the wall treatment in the room and redesigning it in my mind for the upstairs room.

Because then you might actually think I know what I am doing when it comes to photography.

And I don’t.

I mean…..I know a little.

A very little.

And sometimes….knowing a little is the worst. It’s like climbing Mount Everest in the middle of winter……and starting off in shorts and a t-shirt. You didn’t really understand what the climb was all about. You never even thought you might need a snowsuit or sunglasses or granola or water or heating pads for your mittens or a pick or special climbing shoes or rope or a shovel or a tent.

You were just happy to be at the mountain.

And then someone tells you everything you need to know.

And learn. And buy. And understand.

And slowly…..you start to realize that there is more to this journey than you ever imagined.Continue reading